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Improving Supply Chain Logistics | Pathway's Zuzanna Stamirowska

IoT For All Podcast · 11 Aug 2022 · 25m

What this episode covers

Zuzanna Stamirowska, CEO of Pathway, discusses how the company’s event stream database helps logistics firms move beyond simple shipment tracking to optimize complex supply chain processes. She explains that the industry suffers from low digitization and fragmented data, a problem exacerbated by recent disruptions like the Suez Canal blockage and pandemic-related bottlenecks. Stamirowska advises companies to start small by sampling data from a few sensors to map processes and prove ROI, rather than attempting expensive, full-scale deployments. She highlights that Pathway’s technology translates raw IoT measurements into business-relevant insights, enabling clients like La Poste to identify inefficiencies and reduce deployment costs by 50%.

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Pathway, La Poste, sports.com, Lepos

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